About 8,000 KFOR soldiers to stay in Kosovo

Uganda: Investigate Use of Lethal Force During Riots

By: chnarendra

The Ugandan government should immediately order an independent investigation into the killing of unarmed persons during and after riots in Kampala on September 10 and 11, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. A Human Rights Watch investigation found that at least 13 people were shot by government forces in situations where lethal f

about 1 month ago

Three Czech troops who served as part of the Nato force in Afghanistan ...

By: MarleneDuvalAndAssociates

Three Czech soldiers who served as part of the Nato force in Afghanistan have been suspended for wearing Nazi symbols, Czech defence officials say. Two are said to have adorned their helmets with symbols of SS divisions while serving in eastern Afghanistan. Czech Defence Minister Martin Bartak said their behaviour was "unacceptable" and ...

20 days ago

NATO air strike kills Afghan force members

By: northsunm32

 This is the sort of thing that turns Afghans against the NATO and US forces. Too often air support is called in and often civilians are among the casualties. This time it seems the air strike was on the wrong location entirely. McChrystal is supposed to have cut down on the number of strikes but these incidents seem still to happen fairly ...

23 days ago

Blast kills US soldier in Afghanistan

By: petergill

A US soldier serving with the Nato force in Afghanistan died Tuesday following a bomb blast, the coalition said."An Isaf service member died as a result of an IED strike in southern Afghanistan today," the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said in a statement, referring to the improvised explosive devices that are the number one ...

20 days ago